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next — [ nekst ] function word *** Next is used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a noun): I ll see you next week. as an adjective: I m leaving town on the next train. I didn t realize what had happened until the next day. as a pronoun … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

Next — can refer to: Film and stage Next (2007 film), an American film starring Nicolas Cage Players (film), a Bollywood film produced under the name Next Next (play), by Terrence McNally NEXT: A Primer on Urban Painting, a documentary film released in… … Wikipedia

next — [nekst] adj. [ME nexte &LT; OE neahst, niehst, superl. of neah, NIGH] just before or after in time, space, degree, or rank; nearest; immediately preceding or following adv. 1. in the time, place, degree, or rank nearest, or immediately preceding… … English World dictionary

next — ► ADJECTIVE 1) coming immediately after the present one in time, space, or order. 2) (of a day of the week) nearest (or the nearest but one) after the present. ► ADVERB 1) immediately afterwards. 2) following in the specified order: the next… … English terms dictionary

next — As an adjective meaning ‘immediately following’, next normally precedes the noun it is governing (next time / the next three), but in denoting time it can follow the noun (on Friday next / in July next). Care needs to be taken in referring to a… … Modern English usage